Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

048 
WWUS43 KMPX 020419
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1119 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...MAJOR WINTER STORM BECOMING LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF A LINE FROM
CANBY TO MONTEVIDEO...PAYNESVILLE...AND LAKE MILLE LACS MINNESOTA
FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...INCLUDING THE
TWIN CITIES METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL
TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO NORTHERN
MISSOURI THURSDAY EVENING AND LAKE MICHIGAN EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. A LARGE BATCH OF PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER
HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA
AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.

MNZ044-045-049>053-056>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-021230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1119 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

053 
WWUS43 KMPX 020947
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
447 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM REMAINS LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH NOW COVERS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
FRIDAY.. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL
TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT TO MISSOURI BY THURSDAY
NIGHT AND TO MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE BATCH OF
PRECIPITATION...BEGINNING AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...WILL TURN
TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY WITH 1 TO
2 INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. 

MNZ042-043-021800-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
TODD-MORRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS
447 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-048-054-055-021800-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON
447 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
  WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-021800-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
447 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ056-057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-021800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
447 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

858 
WWUS43 KMPX 021658
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1158 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM REMAINS LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL
TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT TO MISSOURI BY THURSDAY
NIGHT AND TO MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE BATCH OF
PRECIPITATION...BEGINNING AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...WILL TURN
TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-030100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1158 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW 
  WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
   BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-030100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-
FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1158 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 
  PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

517 
WWUS43 KMPX 022026
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
326 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IMMINENT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
THROUGH NORTHERN WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
STEVENS...POPE...AND TODD COUNTIES IN WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE EARTH IN FARIBAULT COUNTY MINNESOTA
TO MENOMONIE AND BLOOMER IN WISCONSIN.

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL
TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT TO MISSOURI BY THURSDAY
NIGHT AND TO MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE BATCH OF
PRECIPITATION...BEGINNING AS A WINTRY MIX...WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW
THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE MIX WILL TURN TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2
INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. THUNDERSNOW CANNOT BE RULED OUT...
WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES FURTHER. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS ALONG A LINE FROM FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM TO
MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE.

MNZ043>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076-077-WIZ014>016-023-030900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
326 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TONIGHT
  WHICH WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO
  ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT
  AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
  EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM TO
  MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTH AND
  EAST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE A WINTRY MIX MAY PERSIST THE
  LONGEST.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  AS WINDS INCREASE...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OPEN AREAS.
  THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-030900-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT
326 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TONIGHT
  WHICH WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO
  ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT
  AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
  EXPECTED IN THE REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM AREAS. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS
  WINDS INCREASE...BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL
  BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-092-030900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...BLUE EARTH
326 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TONIGHT
  WHICH WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO
  ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. THE WINTRY MIX MAY PERSIST INTO LATE THURSDAY
  EVENING IN FARIBAULT COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS
  WINDS INCREASE...BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN OPEN AREAS. THIS
  WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ042-078-084-085-093-WIZ024>028-030900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
TODD-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
326 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TONIGHT
  WHICH WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO
  ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS
  WINDS INCREASE...BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN OPEN AREAS. THIS
  WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF/LS/JRB

747 
WWUS43 KMPX 030848
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEGINNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREADING EAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE EARTH TO MENOMONIE AND BLOOMER
IN WISCONSIN.

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL
TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY TO MISSOURI BY TONIGHT AND
REACH MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION...BEGINNING
AS A WINTRY MIX...WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY AS
TO WHEN THE MIX WILL TURN TO ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2
INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. THUNDER SNOW CANNOT BE RULED OUT...
WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES FURTHER. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS ALONG A LINE FROM FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM TO
MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE.

MNZ041-047-031700-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ042-031700-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG PRAIRIE
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076-077-WIZ014>016-023-031700-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL
  TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
  EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM TO
  MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTH AND
  EAST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE A WINTRY MIX MAY PERSIST THE
  LONGEST.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ074-075-082-083-091-031700-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140404T2100Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...FAIRMONT
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL
  TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 11 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  EXPECTED IN THE REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM AREAS. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-049-050-058-031700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEARNS-BENTON-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...LITCHFIELD
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL
  TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.
  THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM 
  TO MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTH 
  AND EAST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE A WINTRY MIX MAY 
  PERSIST THE LONGEST. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
  AS WINDS INCREASE...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OPEN 
  AREAS. THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO 
  SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ048-054>057-064-065-073-031700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  EXPECTED IN THE REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM AREAS. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ078-084-085-092-093-WIZ024>028-031700-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
348 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND EARLY
  TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW
  MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

801 
WWUS43 KMPX 031244
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEGINNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREADING EAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FROM
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN
WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE
EARTH TO MENOMONIE AND CORNELL IN WISCONSIN.

A STORM SYSTEM...WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE....WILL TRACK
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY TO MISSOURI BY TONIGHT...WITH THE
STORM REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE
SWATH OF PRECIPITATION... BEGINNING AS A WINTRY MIX...WILL TURN TO
ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE MIX WILL TURN TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINING IN EFFECT.

THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH 1 TO 2
INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. THUNDER SNOW CANNOT BE RULED OUT...
WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES FURTHER. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS IN AN AREA FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM THROUGH SAINT
CLOUD...MORA AND RICE LAKE IN WISCONSIN.

MNZ041-042-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-032045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
744 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 
  THE SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 
  TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS
  WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-049-050-058-032045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140405T0000Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEARNS-BENTON-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...LITCHFIELD
744 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL 
  TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. 
  THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS
  WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076-077-WIZ014>016-023-032045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
744 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL 
  TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ074-075-082-083-091-032045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140404T2100Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...FAIRMONT
744 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL 
  TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS 
  EXPECTED IN THE REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM AREAS. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ078-084-085-092-093-WIZ024>028-032045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...
EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
744 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND EARLY 
  TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE 
  SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
  THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

RAH

445 
WWUS43 KMPX 031715
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGERING THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH
EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN
THE ST CROIX RIVER VALLEY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BORDERS THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO THE SOUTHEAST...WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL 
BE LESS.

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY
NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM THE TWIN CITIES THROUGH MANKATO.
FARTHER EAST...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW 
IS EXPECTED...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE TWIN CITIES TO 
EAU CLAIRE.

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION TONIGHT...AND
LINGER IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL ON FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS 30 TO
40 MPH. THE SNOW WILL TAPER AND END IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ041-047-054-040115-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T1800Z-140404T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.140403T2100Z-140404T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...MADISON
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW HEAVY
  AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND EARLY FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL
  BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WIZ024-025-040115-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
PIERCE-DUNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...
BOYCEVILLE
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON
  WHICH WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL
  BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WIZ027-040115-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON
  WHICH WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL
  BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ042>045-048>052-055>059-064-065-073-040115-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140403T2100Z-140404T1800Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-
ISANTI-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...
CAMBRIDGE...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
  SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND EARLY FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS 
  WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ074-075-082-083-091-040115-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...FAIRMONT
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
  SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES....

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND EARLY FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS 
  WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ053-060>063-066>070-076-077-WIZ014-015-023-040115-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
  SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND EARLY FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS 
  WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WIZ016-040115-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0006.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LADYSMITH
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO
  SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND EARLY FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS 
  WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ078-084-085-092-093-WIZ026-028-040115-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WS.A.0005.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0022.140404T0000Z-140405T0000Z/
GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1215 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY AND EARLY
  TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. MINOR
  ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL
  BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

JRB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
126 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 700 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

UPDATED FCST COMING SHORTLY TO REFLECT THE DROPPING OF THE WINTER
WX ADVY FOR WRN COUNTIES AND TO BETTER HIGHLIGHT MORNING -FZDZ
IN WRN WI. HAVE GOTTEN A COUPLE REPORTS OF ICING ON ROADS/HIGHWAYS
AROUND THE EAU CLAIRE AREA AND KMPX RADAR DOES INDICATE...ALBEIT
QUITE LIGHTLY DUE TO THE BEAM HITTING IT SO HIGH...SOME MISTY
PRECIP OVER THAT REGION...SIMILAR TO WHEN IT PASSED THRU ERN MN.
AM NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF ICING ACCUM...GENERALLY JUST A
LIGHT GLAZING...BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER
MESSAGE THAN JUST THE GRIDDED PKG SO WILL ISSUE AN SPS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 458 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT...WV IMAGERY AND SFC OBS SPECTACULARLY SHOW THE
LOW PRES SYSTEM ROTATING THRU ERN MN THIS MRNG ON ITS WAY TWD THE MN
ARROWHEAD AND SERN CANADA. KMPX PLUS OTHER AREA RADARS STILL SHOW
SEVERAL BANDS OF -SN ON THE WRN FRINGES OF THIS LOW MOVG ESE THRU
CENTRAL MN. THOUGH THERE ARE STILL SOME REPORTS OF -DZ/-FZDZ/-RA
OVER ERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA...THESE P-TYPES ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE
OVER TO -SN THRU DAYBREAK THIS MRNG. WHEN THESE -SN BANDS SHIFT OVER
AN ASOS/AWOS SITE...VSBY COMMONLY DROPS TO ARND 1SM...ESP N OF THE
I-94 CORRIDOR. THESE PRECIP BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT E THRU THIS
MRNG...LIKELY EXITING MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE MN PORTION OF THE MPX
CWFA BY ARND 12Z...THEN JUST -SN WILL LINGER FOR SOME OF THE WI
COUNTIES THRU LATE MRNG. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUM IS EXPECTED
THIS MRNG...NO MORE THAN ARND AN INCH. THE OTHER MAIN CONCERN THIS
MRNG ARE STRONG WINDS ON THE IMMEDIATE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WITHIN
POTENT CAA. IN ONE HOUR /LESS THAN THAT ACTUALLY/...MSP WENT FROM
23005KT TO 31023G32KT...SO THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THRU LATE MRNG
AS THE LOW LIFTS OUT. TIMING WHAT/S LEFT OF ANY SNOWFALL WITH THESE
STRONG WINDS IS A LITTLE TRICKY...AND WITH OBS REPORTING VSBY ARND
1SM /SOMETIMES AS LOW AS 1/2SM/...THERE IS STILL SOME POTENTIAL
OBVIOUSLY FOR BLOWING SNOWFALL. AS SUCH...HAVE OPTED TO KEEP THE
WINTER WX ADVY GOING FOR WRN AND N-CENTRAL MN THRU THE 12Z
EXPIRATION TIME AND NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING WIND ADVY... KEEPING
ITS EXPIRATION AT 15Z. CONDS WILL STEADILY IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTN
THRU TNGT WITH PARTIAL CLEARING OVER NRN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES CROSSING MANITOBA EXTENDS SWD INTO THE UPR MISS
RIVER VALLEY. MRNG TEMPS RANGING FROM THE MID-TEENS IN WRN MN TO UPR
20S IN WRN WI WILL ONLY RANGE FROM THE UPR 20S TO UPR 30S TDA. THE
CAA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT WITH PTLY CLDY SKIES...FORCING
TEMPS AGAIN TO RANGE MID TEENS TO MID 20S FOR LOWS TNGT.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 458 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD REMAINS THE STORM
EXPECTED TO MOVE TROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.  CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EVENT ACROSS PARTS OF MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN. EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW...AND THE EXACT
AMOUNTS WILL BOTH BE WORKED OUT IN THE COMING DAYS AS MODELS
CONVERGE ON A COMMON SOLUTION. THIS STORM APPEARS TO FIT THE
PANHANDLE HOOKER ARCHETYPE WITH GULF MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST AS THE LOW SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE PANHANDLE
REGION AND SWINGS NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN
CONTROL OF THE WEATHER EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE CLOUD
COVER BEGINS TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED STORM. THIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPLY THE REGION WITH COLD AIR AHEAD OF THE
NEXT STORM...WHICH WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE PRECIPITATION TYPE.
WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL BE QUICKLY INCREASING IN THE LOW LEVELS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS WHETHER OR NOT THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL SUFFICIENTLY SATURATE TO ALLOW ANY PRECIPITATION
TO REACH THE SURFACE. DID INCREASE POPS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBILITY...BUT
GIVEN SATURATION QUESTIONS...ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT. AS
FAR AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE UPSTREAM...LITTLE HAS CHANGED IN ITS
EVOLUTION AS THE TROUGH COMES ASHORE EARLY WEDNESDAY AND DIGS OVER
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE GFS AND THE EC ARE CONVERGING
ON MORE AGREEABLE SOLUTION...BUT STILL WITH NOTICEABLE
DIFFERENCES. THE NAM AND THE SREF PUSH THE STORM THROUGH EXTREMELY
QUICKLY. THE GFS AND EC HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SHOWING GOOD
AGREEMENT IN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM /NOT THE PLACEMENT/ FOR
SEVERAL RUNS NOW. THE NAM SOLUTION SEEMS MUCH TOO FAST WITH
PUSHING THIS DEEPENING LOW THROUGH THE MIDWEST. AGAIN PREFERRED A
BLEND OF THE EC/GFS...WITH MORE WEIGHT GIVEN TO THE EC. THIS STORM
WILL BE AN ENERGETIC ONE...BOTH THE GFS AND EC INDICATE A
DEEPENING 500H CUT OFF LOW AS IT SLOWS DOWN AND IMPACTS THE UPPER
MIDWEST. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TENDS TO SHOW THE SYSTEM BECOMING
NEGATIVELY TILTED WITH TIME...AND THE PV ADVECTION IS IMPRESSIVE
AND IS MAXIMIZED THROUGH SOUTHERN MN AND WESTERN WI. THE UPGLIDE
ON THE ISENTROPIC SURFACES IS STRONG...AND THE UPPER LEVEL JET
DYNAMICS ALSO INDICATE STRONG LIFT. ON THURSDAY...A 100+ KT JET
STREAK WILL BE TO OUR NORTH...PLACING US IN THE FAVORABLE RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION. FOR THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY...THE EC INDICATES A
DEVELOPING JET STREAK FEEDING INTO THE NORTHERN ONE FROM THE
SOUTH. THE EASTERN FA WOULD BE PLACED IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF
THIS JET STREAK. CROSS SECTIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MN INDICATE
NEGATIVE EPV ABOVE STRONG FGEN...WHICH WOULD IMPLY THE POSSIBILITY
OF EVEN SEEING SOME THUNDERSNOW. AS FAR AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACK
IS CONCERNED...THE GFS REMAINS SOUTH OF THE EC SOLUTION BUT THE
MODELS ARE TRENDING TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER. THE CURRENT TRACK WOULD
PLACE THE DEFORMATION BAND FROM NORTH CENTRAL IA THROUGH SE MN AND
INTO WESTERN WI. AGAIN...THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW
HOWEVER IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN GIVEN THE ABOVE AVERAGE MODEL
SPREAD AND THE FACT THAT ITS A FEW DAYS AWAY. STILL...SOUTHERN MN
THROUGH WESTERN WI HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM.

SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE FILLS IN ONCE AGAIN
BEHIND THE THURSDAY/FRIDAY SYSTEM AND WILL PROVIDE THE REGION WITH
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER
THAN NORMAL INITIALLY AS COLD AIR BEHIND THE STORM LINGERS...BUT A
SLIGHT WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 125 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

SOME MVFR CIGS REMAIN IN THE WAKE OF THE LARGE STORM SYSTEM THAT
AFFECTED THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN. SKC FOR
THE MOST PART TONIGHT...WITH SOME HIGH THINK CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER
SRN MN. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE
OUT OF THE EAST WEDNESDAY. MAY SEE SOME FOG DEVELOPMENT LATE
TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY OVER THE FRESH SNOWPACK NEAR AXN.

KMSP...VFR/MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...THEN VFR FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
WED NIGHT...DETERIORATING TO MVFR CONDITIONS WITH CHC -RA/SN
BECOMING LIKELY -SN OVERNIGHT. WINDS NE 5-10 KT.
THU...DETERIORATING TO IFR OR LOWER. RA/SN BECOMING +SN THU NIGHT.
SEVERAL INCHES LIKELY. WINDS NE TO NW 10-20 KT.
FRI...MVFR/IFR LIKELY. SN DIMINISHING. WINDS NW 15-25 KT.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...JPC
SHORT TERM...JPC
LONG TERM...SPD
AVIATION...BORGHOFF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
935 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
021445-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
935 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD INITIALLY PRODUCE A RAIN AND
SNOW MIX...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY
NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

BORGHOFF